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How to be an outstanding nursery leader / Allison Lee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Allison, author.
- Series:
- Outstanding Teaching Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child care--Management.
- Child care.
- Early childhood education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 182 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Education, 2018.
- Summary:
- This book serves as a comprehensive guide for managers of childcare settings aiming to achieve and maintain an 'outstanding' rating. It offers practical strategies for leadership, team building, effective communication, safeguarding, health and safety, market research, and promoting health and wellbeing. The text emphasizes the importance of strong leadership, both at the managerial level and throughout the organization, to provide the best care and opportunities for children. Designed for childcare professionals, it addresses challenges such as staff recruitment, training, performance management, and dealing with personal and professional issues. The author provides actionable advice, templates, and resources to help managers create a supportive, professional, and high-performing team environment. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The outstanding nursery manager in a nutshell
- What makes an outstanding leader?
- Essential skills needed by managers
- Leadership styles
- Theories behind effective leadership
- Time for reflection
- 2 Building an effective team
- Advertising for staff
- Recruitment
- References
- Induction
- Probationary periods
- Disciplinary and grievances
- Separating the wheat from the chaff
- Sick days
- Whistleblowing
- Remuneration
- Rewarding good staff
- 3 Communication
- Day-to-day discussions
- Staff meetings
- Supervisions
- Training
- Staff records
- Staff wellbeing
- 4 Safeguarding and welfare
- Signs, symptoms and indicators of child abuse
- Prevent duty
- British values
- Female genital mutilation
- E-safety
- Staff behaviour
- Policies and procedures
- 5 Health and safety
- Illness
- First aid
- Food hygiene
- Cleanliness of the setting
- Maintenance
- Risk assessments
- Accidents, incidents and pre- existing injuries
- 6 Observation, assessment and planning
- Knowing how to assess
- Planning for a child's development
- Self-evaluation
- 7 Sustainability
- Carrying out market research
- Calculating profitability
- Advertising vacancies
- Promoting the business
- Measuring the results of advertising
- Monitoring capacity and remaining full
- Questionnaires and feedback
- Reviewing the service you provide
- 8 Promoting health and wellbeing through physical and nutrition co-ordination (PANCO)
- Physical activity
- Diet and nutrition
- Emotional health and wellbeing
- 9 Special educational needs and disabilities
- The role of the SENCO in early years settings
- Definition of special educational needs
- Types of disabilities or learning difficulties.
- Useful strategies for supporting children with SEND
- Other children requiring additional support
- External support
- Completing forms and applying for funding
- Further reading and resources
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-4729-5258-8
- OCLC:
- 1083466521
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